SingHealth Healthcare Management Congress 2014 Leadership Development in Healthcare Challenges and Perspectives Peter Tan Director, Leadership and Organization Development 19 August 2014
Leadership Development what seems to work? SingHealth s approach to developing Leaders Key outcomes and value Is this enough? Where do we go from here? 2
3 Magic bullet?
What seems to work in Leadership Development? Vision/purpose and commitment Talent Processes and System Real world practice and opportunities Synergy Programs and interventions (70-20-10) Leaders champion HR Champions 4
SingHealth s Approach
Overview of SingHealth SingHealth is the largest public healthcare group in Singapore 2 hospitals, 5 National Specialty Centres and 9 Polyclinics. STAFFING Total: close to 20,000 Medical 2439 Dental 117 Nursing 7283 Allied Health 3112 Pharmacists 344 Admin 2513 Ancillary 3527 6
Business context - where we are going? Public Healthcare challenges Patient centric, crossinstitution, multidisciplinary care Regional Health System Academic Medicine Center Need for strong leadership o quantity and quality o For the Nation also 7
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Leadership Imperative Quality leadership is vital in supporting organisational performance and moving an organisation towards its long-term vision. At SingHealth, we believe sound leadership and strategic management are essential to the success of the organisation. SingHealth leaders must exercise effective leadership to inspire and engage their teams to improve performance and deliver superior results. By Prof Ivy Ng, Group CEO SingHealth 9
End-to-end Leadership Development framework Appointment of Leadership Identify/Select Engage / Develop Transition / Retain 10
Identification of Leadership potential and succession planning
Who are our talent? Everyone is our TALENT EVERYONE 12
Who are our talent? Leadership Talent Head Heart A Hands 13
BEDROCK : Succession Planning for Key Leadership Roles HOD in Institutions to Group CEO Yearly nomination and review process Up to SingHealth Board level Identification of Talent Search & Selection Nomination & Readiness Bedrock Endorsement (Mgt team) Development Engagement Review (Line Mgr) Retention 14
Search and selection
Leadership Appointment process Selection Search Committees to select leader Broad representation Neutrality / objectivity Review candidates Robust approval process Key outcome : Right person for job & mandate to lead Why is there need for a Search process if there are already successors identified? 16
78% % Key Leadership Roles filled by identified successors in last 2 years 17
SingHealth Leadership Development Model, Core programs and Roadmap
SingHealth Leadership Competency Model (LCM) Self Leadership Team Leadership Organisational Leadership 1. Self-Leadership : developing authentic, purposeful and committed professionals who are willing to lead 2. Team Leadership : building cohesive and committed teams of professionals to deliver high quality service and results 3. Organisational Leadership : sustaining current performance and ensuring longterm organizational health for future performance
SingHealth Leadership Competencies Organisational Leadership Self Team _ Leadership Leadership _ Foster Organisational Learning Lead Organisational Change Master Complexity Organisational Leadership Seize the Future and Provide Stewardship Drive for Results Foster Team Learning Team Leadership Develop Others Communicate to Influence Build Positive Relationships Develop Professionalism Self Leadership Develop Personal Mastery Develop Self-Awareness
SingHealth Leadership Development Roadmap Graduate Diploma and EMBA Self Leadership Team Leadership Organisational Leadership
Other Leadership Development initiatives Broader business understanding Sharing of experiences Networking Targeted at Senior leaders First Public Healthcare program in Singapore ~ started 2009 Targeted at highpotential midmanagement staff in SingHealth 120 graduates to date Average satisfaction of 4.2 (out of 5.0) More experienced person mentoring less experienced 160 mentoring pairs launched to date 22
Development for Administrators Talent Management & Mentoring 23
Participation at Core Leadership programmes
Have they been effective?
Core Leadership Milestone Programs Quotes : It has helped me to rediscover the reasons why I joined Healthcare in the first place (SLP participant) Being with different professionals in the training, has made me realize more the importance of networking and working in teams. (TLP participant) Being a leader is not just about being good in my clinical skills I learnt how important is it to think more about systems, finance, and change at the organization level (OLP participant) Very well received Average 4.7/5 satisfaction scores (>1000 participants) Longer term impact study completed 26
Longer-term impact of the Self Leadership Program (SLP) Self-Leadership Program (SLP) Self-Leadership Program (SLP) Pre and post program self-assessment on : Personal mastery, Self-awareness, Professionalism Outcome factors (eg, commitment) Significant improvements reported Strong link between personal mastery and outcome factors : organization and job commitment 27
RE-FOCUSING ON HER GOALS AND PASSION I am more focused in my goals and I feel better after the course. I realised that sometimes I get overwhelmed at work, especially during the difficult times. So, I try to focus on my goals in these situations...i think the SLP motivates me to continue to do what I Iove and be passionate in my job. My goals are aligned to my current job and what is important is to keep consistency in what I am doing at work everyday. SNEC Participant, SLP 10 z 29
There is that constant erosion of the ideals and values that motivated doctors take up medicine in the first place - leaving them exhausted and disillusioned. So what might be needed - other than the usual strategies of personal stress reduction and resilience training - is to enable doctors to have a sense of better control. They need help to identify what they value, and connect with what is most meaningful in their work. Prof Chong Siow Ann, Vice-Chairman on Medical Board (Research) at Institute of Mental Health Work, Stress and Burnout The Straits Times, 16 May 2014 30
Longer-term impact of the Team Leadership Program (TLP) Self-Leadership Program (SLP) Team-Leadership Program (TLP) Pre and post program evaluation by participants team members 10 team success factors Outcome factors Significant improvements seen in 8 of10 team success factors Strong link between trust and outcome factors : happiness and organization commitment 31
Team Climate Improved and Sustained Over Time Participant s team members reported significant improvements in 8 out of 10 team success factors over a 6-month period. Trust and Communication emerged as the top two team success factors. Team Success Factors R Pre-Test (Mean) Post-Test (6mths after) (Mean) Difference 1. Trust 3.9 ** 4.4 ** 0.5 2. Communication 3.8 ** 4.2 ** 0.4 3. Learning and Development 3.9 * 4.2 *0.3 4. Results Oriented 3.8 * 4.1 *0.3 5. Collaboration 3.9 * 4.2 *0.3 6. Building a Shared Vision 3.9 * 4.2 *0.3 7. Empathy 4.0 * 4.3 *0.3 8. Integrity 3.9 * 4.2 *0.3 9. Empowerment 3.8 4.0 0.2 10. Innovation 3.8 4.0 0.2 Table 2. Team members matched Pre (2 weeks before)-and-post (6 months later) TSQ ratings. Significant correlations at *p <.05 and **p <.01. Team Success Factors R - all factors are found to be reliable (α > 0.7). Back 32
Building Trust and Engagement in Teams I have kopi time with my staff as mentioned during the course. At first, they were a bit apprehensive. They wanted to know what I was doing. I speak to them to understand them. We talk about work issues that they were facing Through this kopi time, I was able to build rapport and trust with my staff. I also show how I work by being there with them when we are short of staff. They appreciate my presence when I was down the ward assisting them. KKH participant, TLP 7 33
Coaching Others As illustrated by one of our trainers during TLP, we should not absorb all the problems until the water overflows the glass of water. One of my staff told me that there are some problems between her and another colleague Instead of jumping in to solve the problem, I got the staff in question to communicate with her colleague. I ask her questions like have you spoken to her? Is there any reason for her responses? In this way, the staff managed to approach her colleagues and cleared the misunderstanding. I found this out after checking with the staff a few days later. SGH participant, TLP 9 34
Talent Engagement & Retention
Engaging and retaining our talent Talent Engagement Sessions Regular sessions with Board and Senior management More than 250 Talents have been met Other engagement & retention strategies Are we satisficing their EVP? 36
Retention and Resignation rates targeted groups Retention Rate of High Performers (Medical specialists) 96.5% 97.8% Approximately 3% Increase in Retention Rate 95.5% FY11 FY12 As FY13 at FY13Q2 7.4% Resignation Rate of Senior Consultants / Consultants in SingHealth (overall) 5.2% 5.3% Approximately 3 % Decrease in Resignation Rate 4.5% 2010 2011 2012 2013 37
Key Value Propositions - Summary
Key Value Propositions Cluster level framework End-to-end process - synergy Demonstration of value in development, engagement, and retention Forefront of Public Sector Healthcare Talent Management 39
Is this enough? Challenges in retention remain Increasing manpower resources needed in Singapore Healthcare getting more complex, uncertain, and fast moving Leadership requirements are also shifting bar is being raised daily Burn-out is continual risk Are our Leadership Development Best Practices enough? Where do we go from here? 40
What s next? Do we have enough raw materials? How can we continuously re-purpose our talent? Cope? Is Training enough? What are changing requirements for leadership? Can we build fast enough? How? What is role of mentoring in building leaders? 41
Link back Best practices in Leadership Development? Vision/purpose and commitment Talent Processes and System Real world practice and opportunities Synergy Programs and interventions (70-20-10) Leaders champion HR Champions 42
43 Looking Ahead
44 Thank you